ABSTRACT

Objective

Accurate and reliable assessment of clinical competencies in clinical psychology training requires the use of a range of assessment methods. In addition to traditional written assignments, exams, and clinical supervisor ratings, there is a growing recognition that objective and structured performance-based exams are also required. The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is a well-established assessment method that involves a series of assessment stations in which students perform structured clinical tasks, mostly with simulated patients (SPs), while being independently rated by examiners. Several clinical psychology programmes in Australia have started conducting OSCE but descriptions of clinical psychology OSCE are lacking.

Method

In this paper, we describe the OSCE in four universities.

Results

Challenges, limitations, and practical issues of this form of assessment, in addition to similarities and differences between OSCE are explored. To promote best practice in the assessment of clinical competencies, we offer seven tips to clinical psychology trainers on setting up an OSCE for their programme.

Conclusion

The OSCE has the potential to improve the reliability, validity and authenticity of competency assessments in clinical psychology programmes. We hope these OSCE descriptions and tips will encourage programmes to introduce the OSCE and spur further research into this form of assessment.

中文翻译：

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在心理学培训中使用客观结构化临床考试 (OSCE) 评估临床能力

摘要

客观的

在临床心理学培训中准确可靠地评估临床能力需要使用一系列评估方法。除了传统的书面作业、考试和临床主管评级之外，人们越来越认识到，还需要客观和结构化的基于绩效的考试。客观结构化临床考试 (OSCE) 是一种成熟的评估方法，涉及一系列评估站，学生在这些评估站中执行结构化临床任务，主要是模拟患者 (SP)，同时由考官独立评估。澳大利亚的几个临床心理学项目已经开始开展欧安组织，但缺乏对欧安组织临床心理学的描述。

方法

在本文中，我们描述了四所大学的欧安组织。

结果

除了欧安组织之间的异同外，还探讨了这种评估形式的挑战、局限性和实际问题。为了促进临床能力评估的最佳实践，我们向临床心理学培训师提供了为其课程设置欧安组织的七个技巧。

结论

欧安组织有可能提高临床心理学课程能力评估的可靠性、有效性和真实性。我们希望这些欧安组织的描述和提示将鼓励引入欧安组织的计划并促进对这种评估形式的进一步研究。